The University of Texas at Austin maintains a successful women's volleyball program, as witnessed by three National Championships - one AIAW in 1981 and two NCAA in 1988 and 2012, in addition to 27 NCAA tournament appearances out of 30 possible years. Texas is the only program to reach the NCAA Regional Finals the last nine consecutive years (2006-2014).

The volleyball program was founded in 1974 and has an overall record of 1,140-366-13 (through Dec 13, 2014). The program has had seven coaches in its history - in 1974 the team was coached by Pam Lampley, in 1975 by Cheryl Lyman, 1976-1977 by Jody Conradt, 1978-1979 by Linda Lowery, 1980-1996 by Mick Haley, 1997-2000 by Jim Moore, and 2001-present by Jerritt Elliot.[1]

Texas has made the NCAA final four in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 highlighted by NCAA championships in 1988 and 2012 and has finished in the top 25, 27 out of the last 31 years. They have captured the Big 12 title eight times, in 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Texas made its first ever NCAA final four in 1986, coming in third place overall and finishing the year with a 29-6 record. In 1987, the team made it back to the final four, once again coming into third place and finishing the season with a 25-10 record.

In 1988, Texas broke through and won the NCAA national championship by sweeping Hawai'i 3-0. Texas became the first team in NCAA history (and, as of 2014, remains one of two schools to do so) to sweep every NCAA tournament opponent 3-0 en route to the winning NCAA championship.

In 2007, Texas captured its second ever Big 12 title, sharing it with Nebraska and finished the conference with a 19-1 record. The 2007 squad finished off the season with a 27-4 record and made it to the NCAA regional finals as the tournament's overall 4th seed. 2007 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Juliann Faucette became the program's second ever AVCA National Freshman of the Year and earned AVCA First Team All-America honors - becoming only the fourth true freshman in 8 years to be named on first team.

In 2008, Texas shared the Big 12 title with Nebraska with an 18-2 record. The team finished 29-4 overall, making it to the NCAA Final Four, where they took a 2-0 lead on Stanford but lost the next three to lose in five games. Junior outside hitter Destinee Hooker was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team and was also a Honda Sports Award nominee for the top volleyball player in the country. Hooker, junior Ashley Engle and senior Lauren Paolini were also named AVCA First Team All-Americans.

Led by senior Destinee Hooker, the 2009 Texas volleyball team lost just 1 regular season match to Iowa State and was ranked No. 2 in the country all season long. In the 2009 NCAA tournament, the Longhorns defeated Big-12 opponent Nebraska in the regional final, becoming the first team to ever beat Nebraska 3 times in a season. In the Final Four, the team soundly defeated Minnesota, and met No. 1 and undefeated Penn State in the final.

Texas looked to be on the brink of a huge upset, as they went up 2 sets to 0 against the Lions. However, Penn State stormed back to push the match to a fifth set, which they eventually won, 15-13. Penn State won their third consecutive NCAA title and denied Texas its first NCAA title since 1988. Despite the loss, Destinee Hooker was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, as she had 34 kills in the championship match, which is the most kills by a single player in the NCAA final's history. It was also Hooker's career high in a single match, her final match as a collegiate player. Because of the high level of play by both teams throughout the long match, many people believe that it was the best NCAA final in history.

In 2012, Texas once again advanced to the NCAA Final game in which they played Oregon in the National Championship. Texas swept the Ducks, 3-0, and claimed its first National Title in volleyball since 1988, giving the University its 50th overall National Championship, 42 of which are NCAA Championships.